Improve Assignments
General Education Assessment on a Tight Budget
Dr. Clifton Franklund
June 2018
About Ferris State
- West Central Michigan
- Medium Masters University
- 14,600 students
- Recently Revised General Education
- Used Improve Since 2008
The Killer P’s of Assessment
General Education Goals
- Track and improve program effectiveness
- Assumptions:
- The program consists of courses
- Student preformance in course work is the most valid measure
- General Education applies to all students
- Therefore, we are measuring student performance across all courses in the program
Project Scope
- Over 300 different course codes
- Touching over 5,000 students
- Involving over 300 faculty
- Generating over 50,000 SCH
Project Resources
- Program coordinator (me, 50% release)
- General Education Committee (advisory)
- Budget ($0)
- Staff (none)
- TracDat